Madsen, Helena; Talgre, Liina; Eremeev, Vyacheslav; Alaru, Maarika; Maeorg, Erkki and Luik, Anne (2017) Winter cover crops decrease weediness in organic cropping systems. In: Aakkula, Jyrki; Hakala, Kaija; Huhta, Harri; Iivonen, Sari; Jurvanen, Ulla; Kreismane, Dzidra; Land, Anita; Lähdesmäki, Merja; Malingen, Matti; Mikkola, Minna; Nordlund-Othen, Janne; Nuutila, Jaakko; Peetsmann, Elen; Piskonen, Sirpa; Rasmussen, Ilse A.; Skulskis, Virgilijus; Tahvonen, Raija; Taskinen, Sirpa; Ullvén, Karin; Wibe, Atle and Wivstad, Maria (Eds.) NJF Seminar 495 - 4th organic Conference: Organics for tomorrow's food systems, 19 - 21 June 2017, Mikkeli, Finland, 13 (1), NJF Report, pp. 35-37.
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Summary
By inserting cover crops into organic cropping systems, the number and biomass of weeds decreased. Winter cover crops clearly have a suppressive effect on weeds by providing competition for light, water and space.
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| Type of presentation: | Paper | ||||||||||||
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| Subjects: | Crop husbandry > Composting and manuring Crop husbandry Crop husbandry > Crop health, quality, protection Crop husbandry > Weed management | ||||||||||||
| Research affiliation: | Estonia > Estonian University of Life Sciences European Union > CORE Organic Plus > FertilCrop Estonia International Conferences > 2017: NJF Seminar 495 - Organics for tomorrow's food systems > 1. Tuning up sustainable organic production | ||||||||||||
| ISSN: | 1653-2015 | ||||||||||||
| Deposited By: | Madsen, Helena | ||||||||||||
| ID Code: | 31254 | ||||||||||||
| Deposited On: | 19 Jun 2017 09:16 | ||||||||||||
| Last Modified: | 04 Jan 2018 00:34 | ||||||||||||
| Document Language: | English | ||||||||||||
| Status: | Published | ||||||||||||
| Refereed: | Peer-reviewed and accepted |
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